Issue 45
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Panaga School
Magazine May 2014
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A message from the Deputy Head Teacher of Rampayoh, Andy Winder A change in the way we are approaching our writing teaching at Panaga School has been showing some positive results in a short space of time. At the beginning of this term, Maria Richards, a National Literacy Trainer from the UK, spent a week in school training our International Stream staff in the Talk for Writing (T4W) methodology. Over the past several years, T4W has been gaining momentum across UK schools. Devised by Pie Corbett, its success has grown from the positive impact it is having on children’s achievement as story tellers and story writers. T4W is powerful because it is based on the principles of how children learn. It is also powerful because it enables children to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally before reading and analysing it and then writing their own version. The pedagogical approach is based on 3 main ideas: ‘Imitation’, ‘Innovation’ and ‘Invention’. Firstly, children learn a story word for word from a story map - even in Nursery. This is called the ‘Imitation’ stage. Over the course of a year, the children will learn between 6-10 stories in each year group. Building up a well-known bank of phrases, story types, structures and a feel for the flow of the language. During the ‘Imitation’ week, they learn about the type of story it is and are given a writing focus. For example, learning Aladdin, which is a ‘finding’ story, focuses children on their use of settings in their writing. After they have learnt the story, they will investigate ways of changing the story while keeping its structure intact. This is called the ‘Innovation’ stage. During this week, the teacher will model writing a different section of the story each day and the children will then write a section of their own Aladdin story which they have changed. ‘Magpieing’ (stealing) the words, phrases and ideas that ‘sound good’. At the end of each section of writing, the teacher provides each child with a developmental comment to help them improve one aspect of their writing. They work on this for the first 5 minutes of the following lesson and thus improve their writing very quickly. Finally, in the ‘Invention’ week, the children plan and write their own story based on their own ideas related to the story type. For example, they will write a ‘finding’ story where they try to show good descriptions of settings. The teacher will then focus on the main areas the children have found challenging, re-teach the skills, then ask the children to edit parts of their writing using these skills. While our Early Year’s children are not at the writing stage, they are encouraged to orally do all the other aspects of the T4W approach to develop their skills as oral storytellers from an early age. For those children who find storytelling challenging, they have the opportunity to ‘hug the text’ - sticking very closely to words and phrases in their own storytelling. This is especially supportive for those children for whom English is their second language. For those more confident, we encourage them to ’fly’ - to experiment with the phrases and language structures they have learnt and gain a feel for what makes stories ‘sound right’. For all our children, we can already see the short and long term benefits and a renewed confidence for writing. Parents, if you have noticed any change in your child’s interest or enthusiasm for writing, I would be interested to hear from you either via email (andrewwinder@panagschool.net) or just drop in to the Rampayoh office.
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Page 4: A report from the Brunei Times on the Panaga Football Tournament Page 5: P2 love their toys Page 6: An exciting visitor in Pre-Nursery Page 7: Pre-Nursery say, “Hooray” for Healthy Mondays! P4 and parents have lots of fun - ‘On tap’ Page 8: P5 step into the jungles of 49 and...survive! Page 9: P6 immerse themselves in culture and adventure in KK Page 10: A Class Assembly on HSSE? Of course! Page 11: News from our neighbours—St John’s School Page 12: International Community Day Page 13: Super Bake Sale - a sweet success - for the upcoming P8 Graduation Page 14: PTA Family Day Page 15: How to protect your skin Page 16: Milepost One Sports Day Page 17: Nursery and P1 Sports Days Page 18: Teraja Sports Day
Magazine Issue 45 May 2014 Editor and Layout: Damian Brady email: damianbrady@panagaschool.com Panaga School HRF/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd Jalan Utara Seria, KB 3534 Negara Brunei Darussalam Telephone: (+673) 3375728/3372138 Teraja, 3372694 Mendaram/Rampayoh Principal: Tim Robinson (+673) 3372355/8777271 email: tim.robinson@shell.com Head teacher of Mendaram & Rampayoh and the Dutch Stream: Meino Meines (+673) 3373972/8777028 email: meino.meines@shell.com Senior Admin: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 email: jalinah.ali@shell.com Admin Support, Rampayoh & Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat email: z.jumat@shell.com
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Panaga Football Tournament attracts hundreds
Competing amongst their contemporaries were royals HRH Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Muntaqim Ibni Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda DANIEL WOOD Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, Pengiran BELAIT Anak Abdul Haseeb Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad HUNDREDS of students, parents Pengiran Anak Hj Abdul Rahim and and teachers from eight schools Pg Seti Amanina Wafiqah Pg Anak across the country congregated at Hj Abd Wadood Bolkiah. the Panaga Field for the 14th edition of Panaga School's annual The eight schools represented at Football Tournament on Sunday, the tournament were Panaga 13th April 2014. School, Jerudong International School, Panaga Primary School, LuSpectators gathered under sunny mut Primary School, Hornbill skies amid a carnival-like atmos- School, St John's School, ISB Bandar phere to watch some of the young- Seri Begawan and ISB Kuala Belait. est talents in Brunei Darussalam pit The Brunei Times their skills on the pitch against compatriots from rival schools. Congratulations to all Panaga Football teams for taking part in Girls and boys as young as five drib- such a wonderful morning of footbled, tackled and scored alongside ball. All children displayed excelpupils as old as 12, ensuring that lent examples of sportsmanship spectators never had a dull mo- and resilience. Many thanks to the ment during the four-hour tourna- parents who volunteered on water ment. stations, as referees and for scoring, among other jobs. Without The well-organised event saw some your contributions, the tourna90 teams of five battle it out in a ment would not have been possiblitz of almost 300 games of 10 ble. Thanks too to all Panaga minutes each played on 11 differ- teachers for your commitment ent pitches simultaneously. again to the day’s events, its lead up and organisation. Particular ISB were as strong as they were last thanks to the Football Committee, year, with the Bandar Seri Begawan led by Mr Tim Walsh, Mr Nathan branch winning the Under-10 and Edwards and Mr Meino Meines. Under-12 girls’ categories, while the Kuala Belait branch ended as Another very successful event and champions of the Under-6 mixed one which will stay in our memocategory. ries for many years to come! Go Panaga! By Damian Brady
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P2 love learning about toys This term, Primary 2 have been learning all about Toys in IPC. To begin our topic, there was a surprise during our Entry Point…the children’s favourite toys came alive during the night! The toys were left in school and when the children arrived in the morning, they were so shocked. The toys were writing, playing games and even on the computer!
As the term went on, the children learnt a lot about toys and designed their own Wobble Toy in Science. They had to cooperate with a partner to design their toy, then make it during Technology. The children also had the opportunity to make an instrument in Technology. They used a programme in ICT with Mr Neil called Makey Makey. This enabled the instrument to create sounds through the computer!
During this unit, we also had the fantastic opportunity to play international games from around the world. Parent volunteers came in to show the children how to play the games, with games such as ‘Hopscotch’, ‘What’s the time, Mr Wolf?’, ‘Bingo’, ‘Ten, ten’ and many more! Next, we looked at and researched the history of toys which we used to create our own Non -Fiction page about old and new toys. Luckily, we had some parents to come in and show us their old toys and answer any questions we had. Finally, the children had the opportunity to play bowling and some of the arcade games at the Seria Bowling complex during the Exit Point. Lots of fun was had by all! By the P2 Team
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An Exciting visitor in Pre-Nursery As a part of our learning about food on Tuesday 8th April, Pre-Nursery were so lucky to have Chef Mauri come in and show us how to make pizzas. He talked to us about the ingredients and then let us feel, touch and smell them. We watched him roll out the dough and spin it high in the air. We then put tomato sauce and cheese on the pizza and some basil. We also talked about our favourite healthy toppings, some which we could grow in our special ‘Grandpa’s Garden’. (We have been reading Oliver’s vegetables.) We were very lucky as Chef Mauri left us some pizza (that he had made earlier) for us to try at snack time. After Chef Mauri left, we had a go by ourselves at the play dough table. The next day, we made our own mini-pizzas to bring home and cook for lunch. Delizioso! By the Pre-Nursery team
We have been growing vegetables in ‘Grandpa’s garden’.
Play dough pizzas – we tried out the methods that Chef Mauri showed us and had fun choosing our own toppings!
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Pre-Nursery say, “Hooray” for Healthy Mondays! The children in Pre-Nursery have been learning about keeping healthy and making healthy choices whilst sharing a delicious fruit or vegetable snack every Monday. The children have been trying a variety of fruits and vegetables, presented in different and creative ways. The children have loved it and are beginning to know how different foods may help their bodies to grow strong and healthy. By the Pre-Nursery team
Lots of fun for young and…. still young! On tap! On Friday 4th April, the P4s had a splendid water-fest on the Teraja playground. It was the Entry Point to our new IPC topic, On Tap. It rained all morning except during the Entry Point. We all got wet anyway, at least not from the rain! We had lot of funs with many challenging water activities. By Miss Gerda
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P5 step into the jungles of 49 and ...survive!
On the evening of 8th May 2014, children of P5 stepped into the unknown world of the deepest, darkest jungle, not knowing what strange encounters they would have and many wondering if they would survive to see their parents again! At 2:45pm, P5 started the long march into the jungle, carrying only the most basic survival equipment sleeping bags, change of clothes and teddy bears. Led by their intrepid teachers, they eventually arrived at their destination, Number 49’s back garden. The children looked around in awe at the campsite as they were welcomed by the British Armed Forces Gurkha Unit. All around the campsite, the Gurkhas had set up a variety of jungle survival activities to help teach the children survival skills. Before the activities, we were instructed to apply our camouflage paint to our faces, much to the delight of the children and some teachers! We all then split into our groups and navi-
gated our way to each of the activities. The children had great fun learning how to make jungle shelters, how to start fires, how to collect water, about navigation skills and the equipment Gurkhas use; among many more.
though we were indoors, we were still able to receive an ‘authentic’ camping experience by sleeping in our sleeping bags on camp beds and camp mats. At 6:00am, the teachers woke the children up and we all quickly washed, changed and packed up our sleeping bags, ready for breakfast and our survival swimming training at the Panaga Club. Miss Louise, Miss Salmah and Miss Becs taught us many very useful life saving techniques.
When we had completed all of the activities, we sat around the campfire and listened to the Gurkhas sing traditional songs and perform a traditional combat display as the sun went down. We then all shared our evening meal, prepared by the soldiers, of vegetable curry and rice, followed by lots of fruit. After After swimming, activities in the hall such a long day, it tasted delicious. and a breakfast of pancakes, fruit, cereal and toast, we all tiredly When it was pitch black, we gath- marched back to school. ered into our groups again to embark on our night safari. Everyone Survival night was over and we was keen to use the night vision all...SURVIVED! monocular, which illuminated the darkness to a strange, green colour Many thanks to Mr and Mrs Marbut made it possible to see objects noch for hosting our Survival Night hidden in the jungle very clearly. again. We really appreciate your generosity. Also thanks again to the Due to the smoke haze, our sleep- Gurkhas and the teachers who ing accommodation became rooms helped us all survive and thrive. in the new Teraja building. Even By Mr Rue
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P6 immerse themselves in culture and adventure in KK
On the 14th of April 2014, P6 stu- pared themselves for the exciting dents comforted their distraught night ahead. parents as they embarked on their The days that followed were full of exciting journey to KK. interesting experiences which not Arriving at the outdoor adventure only gave the students an insight into centre, they were met by a group of local life but also allowed them to friendly camp leaders who showed push and challenge themselves on a them to their luxurious sleeping are- personal level. as: comfortable hammocks, fully The children enjoyed a short trek equipped with mosquito nets! The through the jungle into a neighbourchildren were quick to claim their ing village, where they were able to space and soon made themselves at visit and meet the pupils of the local home marking their territory with school. head torches and insect repellant! A visit to the cultural village gave The first night ended in a frenzy of them an insight into the traditions of activity as the children ate and pre-
the local tribes. Tasting local food and drink was certainly an added bonus. Back at the adventure centre, the children participated in team building activities which required them to draw upon their Personal Goals. But the highlight of the trip for many was the opportunity to have a go at scaling the climbing wall, abseiling from a huge height and zip wiring over the river.
The children were resilient and far braver than many an adult as they fearlessly embraced their challenges. An exciting time was had by all!
By Miss Perminder
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Panaga School Magazine A Class Assembly on HSSE? Of course!
“We should definitely do our class assembly on whole school and community HSSE,” one IP7P student responded when asked by her teacher what topic they should choose for their class’s assembly. Her peers unanimously agreed. Class assemblies at Panaga School are something the whole school look forward to each week. They usually showcase a class’s learning highlight of the term. Celebrations of IPC units such as Adventurers and Explorers or Chocolate prove particularly popular. Other classes’ assemblies feature reflections on a Numeracy or Literacy unit or even a ‘dramatised’ report on recent year group Residential trip to the rainforest or a nearby city.
they should choose to carousal. In light of what had occurred at the club that morning, there was to be no other topic worth choosing the students all thought as they raised hands to support their classmate’s suggestion. ‘Cycle Safety’ was only the beginning of topics they wished to present at assembly as they immediately began a knowledge harvest of ideas. “Home Safety”, “Internet Safety”, “Driving Safety”, “Pedestrian Safety”, “Social Safety”, “Sports Safety” and Fire Safety” soon all appeared on the Whiteboard.
Over the next few days, students put together their presentation; inspired by messages from teachers and parents, from reading school policies, e.g. the school’s e-policy, Messages about health, safety, security and talking to safety experts at Brunei Shell Pethe environment at assembly are only usualtroleum and collecting BSP posters. Plus, of ly given by school management, the PTA or course, their own further research. the student council. “Don’t forget to buckle up. Keep remembering to wear your hel- Was the assembly a success? met! Great to see so many healthy looking “It was a great assembly. I knew a lot about lunchboxes,” they regularly encourage. Do the safety and security they said already – these messages sink in to students? IP7P at but did not know strangers will trick you by their assembly proved not only that such reading your name on your football jersey messages and their importance do sink in, to pretend they know you,” one P6 student but it is an area of life they have become commented. personally and publicly passionate about. “It was really good! Their drama was great. But why did the IP7P students want HSSE as The assembly showed how health and safetheir assembly focus? Their teacher, Peter ty is fun to learn,” a P4 student said. Anderton, explained: “One morning, just after arriving at the Panaga Club for swim- “The assembly was very interesting and inming, we all saw a student arriving late, rid- formative. It was good to be reminded ing his bike down the wrong side of the about HSSE from kids, not just teachers. laneway, no hands on his handlebars and They showed they really know a lot.” A P8 carrying his swimming bag in one hand. All student remarked. of the students shouted out in disbelief at In every school in the world, HSSE is at the what he was doing. It was according to forefront of teachers’ minds to ensure chilthem (and me) very unsafe.” dren learn and thrive as unrestricted as posLater that morning back in class after swim- sible. At the IP7P assembly, it was wonderming, Mr Peter informed his students of ful to witness how deep HSSE is in the some of the important dates coming up in hearts of IP7P students and now in the the class calendar. Their upcoming assembly minds of all other children in attendance. being one and the question of what topic
By Damian Brady
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St John’s School holds English Week The English Week – an event to celebrate and showcase the creativity, skills and abilities of students in English language at all levels was held from 12th May 2014 to 17th May 2014 at St. John’s School. The closing ceremony was done on the Saturday, 17th May. The 90 minute long ceremony started with words of welcome by the Principal and then the Head of the English Department. The first performers were Year 3 students who were competing in a storytelling and a choral singing competition. This was followed by Wade Bradford’s drama, ‘Why do I have to make my bed?’, which was enacted by Year 10 Success students. A song ‘Lean on me’, by Year 10 Honour students then ended the array of performances. The audience all listened in awe as the enthusiastic participants delivered each of their pieces. Consequently, prizes were given to winners of each of the competitions that were held over the week.
Year 10 students present their song entitled “Friendship-Lean on Me”
Year 3 students competed in the choral speaking
Thus, the yearly event concluded on a bright note and many thanks were given to the teachers, students and their supportive parents for making the English week a success.
Year 5 students present their play entitled Dr Teh poses with one of the winners, accompanied by Jack and Hajah Marina
Thank you to Jack Ding Jok, Head of School Media, and Principal, Dr Teh, St John’s School, for this great contribution.
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International Community Day We’ve all heard of ‘China Town’ and ‘Little India’ but how about ‘Mini New Zealand’, ‘Tiny Norway’, ‘Miniature Oman’ and ‘Itsy Bitsy Nigeria’? On International Community Day, Rampayoh played host to a ‘pop-up’ international village. Pakistan, Latin America, The USA, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, Brunei, The Netherlands and Germany were all in attendance as were many other nations including the USSR who re-formed especially for the occasion! The festivities were courtesy of a global alliance of internationally-minded parents who came together to ensure that the atmosphere was truly international. Omani tea, Russian bubliki, ANZAC biscuits, Thai spring rolls, Canadian maple leaf cookies, Norwegian waffles, Indian chicken tikka masala, Nigerian puff-puff and chin-chin and American silver dollar pancakes flowed freely as did discovery and celebration. The children, teachers and parents joined forces to paint the school with a colourful array of traditional costumes and patriotic fashions including saris, football strips, clogs, baju kurung, dishdashas, geles, folk dresses, shalwar kameez, kilts and berets. In classrooms, the multi-cultural mixing pot continued to bubble as classes learned the Haka, constructed famous landmarks, played games from around the world, replicated the work of famous artists and competed together in internationalthemed quizzes. The day was triumphant success and came to a fitting close with a parade of nations around the Teraja quadrangle. Thank you to all of the parents who supported International Community Day. The event would not have been possible without you. By Anna Sanderson
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Super Bake Sale - a sweet success - for our upcoming P8 Graduation On Thursday 22nd May 2014, P8 held a Bake Sale at the Teraja tent which proved to be a great money earner for our upcoming Graduation. In the space of only 20 minutes, nearly all baked cookies, cakes, savouries and brownies were sold out!
The amount of money raised in this short space of time was a massive $766.00. “All of the brownies I was selling were bought in the space of 5 minutes,” said an excited Mustapha. So too were many other stalls’ baked items. Some P8s (and their parents) wished they baked even more goodies to sell.
P8 would like to thank all of the parents for helping this wonderful cause by spending many hours stirring, mixing and baking. Thank you too to the Teraja children and teacher for bringing your appetites! By Daniel Hawash, P8
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Panaga School Magazine PTA Family Day
On Saturday May 17th, the community once again came together for a fantastic family day out. Billed simply as ‘Family Day,’ the PTA event offered an assortment of family-friendly activities including a second -hand book sale, bingo, family themed crafts, tug-o-war, piñata, face painting, beat the goalie, shoot the P8s, hoop the Angry Birds, hook a duck, treasure hunt and slalom hockey. The raffle was also popular as was the smorgasbord of tempting treats on offer at the sweet and savory bake sale. There was even the chance for a little pampering with nail art and glitter tattooing doing a roaring trade. The weather was on our side with clear smoke-free skies, warm sunshine and a cool breeze and in the space of just two hours, the community raised $4001 for PTA schoolbased initiatives. Thank you to all who joined the fun of Family Day as well as the organisers and volunteers who gave up their valuable time to help set up and run the day so smoothly. By Anna Sanderson
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How to protect your skin
Do you ever get the distinct impression that the sun is out to get you? Does going outside when the sun is at its peak leave you feeling that you have been cooked alive? Are you worried about developing wrinkles from constant squinting? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, read on… The sun is not the harmless, fun-loving friend it appears to be and will double-cross you when given the chance. If you want to stop yourself from falling victim to the sun’s treachery, follow these step-by-step instructions, known simply as ‘The Outside-5.’ What you will need: loose fitting clothing that covers as much skin as possible, SPF30+ sunscreen, a broad brimmed hat that protects your face, neck and ears, shade, wraparound sunglasses and sun smarts. What to do: Slip on sun smart clothing. Try to cover as much of your skin as possible. Slop on SPF30+ sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going out in the sun. Remember to reapply every 2 hours. Slap on a wide brimmed or legionnaire style hat. Baseball caps don’t protect your neck or ears. Seek shade under a covered area or a leafy tree. Wrap on a pair of close fitting sunglasses. Spot light on Sunscreen Sunscreen has been scientifically proven to reduce the risk of skin cancer. However, many of us apply too little sunscreen and forget to reapply every two hours. This reduces its effectiveness. Top Sunscreen Tips: Combine sunscreen with sun-protective clothing, a broad-brimmed hat, shade and sunglasses. Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before you go outside and again every two hours. Use a generous amount of sunscreen. Store sunscreen below 30°C. Always check the ‘used by’ date of your sunscreen. Allow children who are able to apply their own sunscreen to do so. This teaches independence and responsibility as well as sun smarts. Supply a full sized mirror to help children to apply their own sunscreen. Check out Miss Anne’s class’s pink basket! The next installment of ‘The Outside 5’ will take a closer look at sunglasses. By Anna Sanderson
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From the Sports Desk with Tim Walsh and Nathan Edwards
Milepost 1 Sports Day After a delayed start due to the smoke haze, our Rampayoh students showed great determination during our Milepost 1 Sports Day. The students of P2 and P3 had practised hard during PE lessons to hone their skills in basketball push, football dribble, sack race, bucket-ball, standing long jump, running relay, obstacle course, javelin and penalty shoot-out.
With the later start, the conditions proved tough as the sun’s rays grew hotter but the children of Rampayoh showed tremendous resilience in earning as many points as possible for their house.
House
Points
Red
1890
Green
1878
Yellow
1787
Blue
1746
After 9 grueling events and 3 water stops, the final scores were close but there was no denying Red House as they won the House Trophy by a slender margin of 12 points.
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Nursery Sports Day
P1 Sports Day
Congratulations everyone and thank you to all parents, P8 students and teachers!
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From the Sports Desk with Tim Walsh and Nathan Edwards
Teraja Sports Day - Another great morning of fun and competition The 2014 Teraja Sports Day was greeted with a warm, sunny day and hundreds of excited and focused students. The event was held on the Panaga Club sports fields and attended by many parents ready and raring to support their children through the trials and tribulations of the day. The events on the day were made up of some competitive and novel activities as well as some traditional favorites. The children competed in the 100m sprint, the chest push (modified shot put), three-legged races, house relay events, three jump/triple jump and an inter house tug of war. The children competed throughout the entirety of the day with unwavering determination. Each of them should be commended for the way in which they represented themselves, their houses and the school as a whole. Our 2014 Sports Day was a wonderful way to cap off a great year in sports at Panaga School. The final standings saw: Fire in 4th on 1044 points Wind in 3rd on 1143 points Earth in 2nd on 1145 points and Water in 1st place with 1151 points By Mr Tim Walsh
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